Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Andrew Farnsworth]

I did look at Amazon and Google as well as others.  I ultimately decided
on Greencloud VPS due to price and their offering.  I was setup and running
within 15 minutes and have been happy with them since... though it has only
been a short time so far.

Andy F

On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 6:50 PM Patrick McAfee 
wrote:

> If you care about anything free as in freedom related you'll avoid
> anything by Amazon and Google.
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 5:49 PM Tommy Kelly  wrote:
>
>> I'd suggest Digital Ocean, Google ComputeEngine VM, or Amazon Lightsail.
>> Any of those offer a solid product for cheap, depending on your needs.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 5:44 PM Josh Lefler  wrote:
>>
>>> I have been using Digital Ocean for a couple of years now with no
>>> complaints. I used RimuHosting for over a decade before that. Both are
>>> great, but RimuHosting is more expensive because they offer premium support
>>> as part of the basic service. It's only worth it if you actually need their
>>> help.
>>>
>>> Josh
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 15:48 Michael Schultheiss 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I've been using Linode since it was based in Nashville and mentioned on
 the NLUG list. They've since moved their headquarters to suburban
 Philadelphia but they're still rock solid.

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> I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.
> (i.e. NO way to resurrect the hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware
> and finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at
> least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM.
>
> Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really
> do much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I
> can ssh into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web
> applications that I find convenient.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andy F
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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Patrick McAfee]

If you care about anything free as in freedom related you'll avoid anything
by Amazon and Google.


On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 5:49 PM Tommy Kelly  wrote:

> I'd suggest Digital Ocean, Google ComputeEngine VM, or Amazon Lightsail.
> Any of those offer a solid product for cheap, depending on your needs.
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 5:44 PM Josh Lefler  wrote:
>
>> I have been using Digital Ocean for a couple of years now with no
>> complaints. I used RimuHosting for over a decade before that. Both are
>> great, but RimuHosting is more expensive because they offer premium support
>> as part of the basic service. It's only worth it if you actually need their
>> help.
>>
>> Josh
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 15:48 Michael Schultheiss 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been using Linode since it was based in Nashville and mentioned on
>>> the NLUG list. They've since moved their headquarters to suburban
>>> Philadelphia but they're still rock solid.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.
 (i.e. NO way to resurrect the hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware
 and finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at
 least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM.

 Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really
 do much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I
 can ssh into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web
 applications that I find convenient.

 Thanks!

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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Tommy Kelly]

I'd suggest Digital Ocean, Google ComputeEngine VM, or Amazon Lightsail.
Any of those offer a solid product for cheap, depending on your needs.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 5:44 PM Josh Lefler  wrote:

> I have been using Digital Ocean for a couple of years now with no
> complaints. I used RimuHosting for over a decade before that. Both are
> great, but RimuHosting is more expensive because they offer premium support
> as part of the basic service. It's only worth it if you actually need their
> help.
>
> Josh
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 15:48 Michael Schultheiss 
> wrote:
>
>> I've been using Linode since it was based in Nashville and mentioned on
>> the NLUG list. They've since moved their headquarters to suburban
>> Philadelphia but they're still rock solid.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.
>>> (i.e. NO way to resurrect the hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware
>>> and finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at
>>> least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM.
>>>
>>> Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really
>>> do much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I
>>> can ssh into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web
>>> applications that I find convenient.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Andy F
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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Tilghman Lesher]

I will reiterate my recommendation for lowendbox.com.  Search for
"storage VPS", and you should be able to find some offerings with the
size that you want.  I don't have a specific recommendation, as that's
more than I currently use.  My largest VPS is only 250GB, for a
Nextcloud instance, and I'm still not anywhere close to filling that
up.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 5:22 PM Andrew Farnsworth  wrote:
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> I'm open to dedicated server, but cost is usually much higher or you provide 
> your own hardware.  I'm open to doing this as storage is much less expensive 
> if you are providing it yourself, but it has other drawbacks.
>
> I don't really care if I get hardware or a VM as I'm not doing anything 
> particularly intensive on this box, just public facing with a decent amount 
> of storage (~1 Tb).
>
> Andy F
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:43 PM Tilghman Lesher  wrote:
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>> You said VPS, not dedicated server, right?
>>
>> I use vpsdime.com for my VPS needs currently.  They run as cheap as
>> $7/mo, for what is a very adequate server, in terms of CPU.  If you
>> need a lot of storage space, I'd look elsewhere.
>>
>> My favorite go-to site for finding a VPS is http://lowendbox.com,
>> which isn't a service site, itself, just a site that points to lots of
>> others.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 3:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth  wrote:
>> >
>> > I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.  
>> > (i.e. NO way to resurrect the hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware 
>> > and finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at 
>> > least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM.
>> >
>> > Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really do 
>> > much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I can 
>> > ssh into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web 
>> > applications that I find convenient.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Andy F
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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Michael Schultheiss]

I have 3 dedicated servers with hetzner.com. They're a German company with
data centers primarily in Germany and Finland. Their prices are pretty
competitive, especially if you use their server auction (
https://www.hetzner.com/sb)

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 6:22 PM Andrew Farnsworth  wrote:

> I'm open to dedicated server, but cost is usually much higher or you
> provide your own hardware.  I'm open to doing this as storage is much less
> expensive if you are providing it yourself, but it has other drawbacks.
>
> I don't really care if I get hardware or a VM as I'm not doing anything
> particularly intensive on this box, just public facing with a decent amount
> of storage (~1 Tb).
>
> Andy F
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:43 PM Tilghman Lesher 
> wrote:
>
>> You said VPS, not dedicated server, right?
>>
>> I use vpsdime.com for my VPS needs currently.  They run as cheap as
>> $7/mo, for what is a very adequate server, in terms of CPU.  If you
>> need a lot of storage space, I'd look elsewhere.
>>
>> My favorite go-to site for finding a VPS is http://lowendbox.com,
>> which isn't a service site, itself, just a site that points to lots of
>> others.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 3:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.
>> (i.e. NO way to resurrect the hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware
>> and finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at
>> least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM.
>> >
>> > Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really
>> do much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I
>> can ssh into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web
>> applications that I find convenient.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Andy F
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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Josh Lefler]

I have been using Digital Ocean for a couple of years now with no
complaints. I used RimuHosting for over a decade before that. Both are
great, but RimuHosting is more expensive because they offer premium support
as part of the basic service. It's only worth it if you actually need their
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Josh

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 15:48 Michael Schultheiss  wrote:

> I've been using Linode since it was based in Nashville and mentioned on
> the NLUG list. They've since moved their headquarters to suburban
> Philadelphia but they're still rock solid.
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth 
> wrote:
>
>> I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.
>> (i.e. NO way to resurrect the hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware
>> and finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at
>> least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM.
>>
>> Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really do
>> much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I can
>> ssh into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web
>> applications that I find convenient.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Andy F
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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Andrew Farnsworth]

I'm open to dedicated server, but cost is usually much higher or you
provide your own hardware.  I'm open to doing this as storage is much less
expensive if you are providing it yourself, but it has other drawbacks.

I don't really care if I get hardware or a VM as I'm not doing anything
particularly intensive on this box, just public facing with a decent amount
of storage (~1 Tb).

Andy F

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> You said VPS, not dedicated server, right?
>
> I use vpsdime.com for my VPS needs currently.  They run as cheap as
> $7/mo, for what is a very adequate server, in terms of CPU.  If you
> need a lot of storage space, I'd look elsewhere.
>
> My favorite go-to site for finding a VPS is http://lowendbox.com,
> which isn't a service site, itself, just a site that points to lots of
> others.
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 3:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth 
> wrote:
> >
> > I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.
> (i.e. NO way to resurrect the hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware
> and finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at
> least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM.
> >
> > Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really
> do much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I
> can ssh into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web
> applications that I find convenient.
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> > Thanks!
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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Michael Schultheiss]

I've been using Linode since it was based in Nashville and mentioned on the
NLUG list. They've since moved their headquarters to suburban
Philadelphia but they're still rock solid.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth  wrote:

> I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.
> (i.e. NO way to resurrect the hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware
> and finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at
> least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM.
>
> Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really do
> much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I can
> ssh into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web
> applications that I find convenient.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andy F
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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Tilghman Lesher]

You said VPS, not dedicated server, right?

I use vpsdime.com for my VPS needs currently.  They run as cheap as
$7/mo, for what is a very adequate server, in terms of CPU.  If you
need a lot of storage space, I'd look elsewhere.

My favorite go-to site for finding a VPS is http://lowendbox.com,
which isn't a service site, itself, just a site that points to lots of
others.

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 3:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth  wrote:
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> I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.  (i.e. 
> NO way to resurrect the hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware and 
> finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at least in 
> the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM.
>
> Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really do 
> much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I can ssh 
> into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web applications 
> that I find convenient.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andy F
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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting Recommendations

[Greg Donald]

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 3:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth  wrote:
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> I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death.  (i.e. 
> NO way to resurrect the
> hardware)  So instead of buying new hardware and finding someplace to host it 
> I have decided
> it would be cheaper, at least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company 
> and just lease a VM.
>
> Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider.  I don't really do 
> much with the server in
> general, but I really enjoy having a server I can ssh into, load a fair 
> amount of files on, and/or run
> various web applications that I find convenient.

I like these guys:

https://www.namecheap.com/hosting/dedicated-servers/our-prices/?categories=outlet


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Re: [nlug] VPS Hosting

[Kelly Brown]

VPS hosting comes in a couple of different flavors.  What OS you can use and 
what you can do on the box has a lot to do with how they are setup.  Unless 
you're getting into the nitty gritty with doing strange stuff with the 
networking the portal software they give you is probably more important then 
what the VM is actually running on top of.  As far as OS's goes, they hosting 
company will tell you which ones they support.  You probably won't know how 
hard it is to switch back and forth unless you ask them, buy one or read up on 
them in their forums.  Sometimes it's something you can accomplish from their 
portal, and sometimes you have to ask them to do it for you with a support 
ticket.  As far as what it's all running on top of, here are the general 
categories as I see them.

  * Full Virtualization - Using something like VMware or Xen on the back end.  
This technically means that you can run whatever OS you want.  However, they 
will still need to provide you the mechanism to get that OS installed ( unless 
you're really, really creative which I won't go into ), that goes to the 
management software/portal that they are using.  The cool part about these 
types of VPS's is that you get full access to your kernel/networking and 
whatnot.

  * Paravirtualization/Containers - Using something like OpenVZ (aka 
Virtuozzo).  These are software based VMs and they can only be hosted on like 
minded hosts.  However, many VPS companies will offer *nix, and Windows based 
options.  How easily you can switch back and forth has more to do with the 
management software/portal and how the company has implemented it then the 
virtualization technology itself.  Bad part about these is you don't have 
access to make changes to the kernel because it's the same kernel that's 
running on the host.  Again, if you don't need to do that, and you don't need 
to do crazy things with your networking, then that's probably fine.  These 
VPS's are 'sometimes' cheaper as the hosting company can usually run more of 
these then the fully virtualized kind.

I've actually used linodes in the past as Michael Chaney suggested and they are 
very neat.  Linode has their stuff together when it comes to VPS hosting in my 
opinion.

If you have an application that you're thinking about for VPS's spit it out and 
maybe somebody can tell you what you should be looking for in a VPS.

-K

On May 21, 2010, at 7:51 AM, Mark J. Bailey wrote:

 Since we are sort of on the subject, can anyone with first-hand experience
 comment on how virtual hosting with VPS compares in practice to a vmware
 virtual server (under ESX)?  Does it make much difference if the guest OS
 is windows versus Linux?  Also, any here tried Linux under IBM AIX LPARs?
 
 
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 Behalf Of Kelly Brown
 Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 7:34 AM
 To: nlug-talk@googlegroups.com
 Subject: Re: [nlug] Nashville Data Centers
 
 Thanks all for the feedback, you guys rock!
 
 On May 20, 2010, at 6:39 PM, Gibson Prichard wrote:
 
 On 5/20/2010 10:05 AM, Kelly Brown wrote:
 Hi Guys:
 
 I'm fairly new to the area and I need to get some quotes for rack space
 at some data centers out here.  Does anybody have any experiences to share
 that might help point me in the right direction.  I can google until I'm
 blue in the face but I would like to hear 'reviews' from you guys.
 
 Thanks!
 -Kelly
 
 Depending on what you're looking for in a data center, I know TW Telecom
 generally has a good deal for the money. When I last looked, they gave you
 24/7 access to your servers, but not much tech support or hands-on in your
 absence. They have bandwidth and backup power, so are cheaper than a more
 full-featured data center. Their center is in the 440 Business Park, sort
 of in the Berry Hill area, right off I-440 at Nolensville Rd.
 Call Mike Martin - 615.627.3705 or mike.mar...@twtelecom.com
 
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